convenient
Easy to use; makes things easier
Easy to use or do, and helping you save time or effort.
[something] is convenient for [someone] / it is convenient [to do something]
- Online banking is a convenient way to pay your bills.
- This app is very convenient because you can order food in just a few taps.
- Having a dishwasher is convenient when you have a big family.
- Email is more convenient for me than phone calls during work hours.
- The new system is convenient to use, even for beginners.
- This bus card is very convenient for me.
- Shopping online is convenient because I can stay at home.
- It is convenient to pay by card.
- A smartphone is convenient when you travel.
- This tool is convenient for fixing small things in the house.
Close and easy to get to
Close to you or easy to get to.
[a place] is convenient for [someone] / [a place] is convenient for [doing something]
- The hotel is in a convenient location, just five minutes from the station.
- There is a convenient supermarket right across the street from my apartment.
- This office is convenient for people who take the train to work.
- We chose a convenient meeting point near the main entrance.
- The clinic is conveniently located next to the bus stop.
- The school is convenient for me because it is near my house.
- This café is convenient for students.
- The station is convenient for the city center.
- Our office is convenient to the airport.
- A bus stop in front of my home is very convenient.
At a suitable or good time
Happening at a good time for someone; not causing problems in their schedule.
at a convenient time for [someone] / when it is convenient for [someone]
- Please call me back at a convenient time.
- We can meet tomorrow afternoon, if that is convenient for you.
- Let me know a convenient day for the interview.
- Is Friday morning convenient, or would you prefer another time?
- They arranged the delivery for a time convenient to both parties.
- We can talk when it is convenient for you.
- Please choose a convenient time for our meeting.
- Is this time convenient for you?
- Monday is not convenient for me.
- The teacher asked us to come at a convenient time.
Useful in a self-serving way
Good or helpful for a person’s own interests, often in a way that may not be fair or honest.
[a thing] is convenient for [someone] (in a self-serving way)
- He found a convenient excuse for being late and avoided any blame.
- The politician's sudden change of opinion seems very convenient.
- She has a convenient memory and always forgets the parts that make her look bad.
- Blaming the interns was a convenient way for management to escape criticism.
- They chose a convenient interpretation of the rules that benefited their own team.
- He told a convenient lie to his boss.
- That explanation is convenient, but I do not think it is true.
- She has a convenient excuse every time we need help.
- This rule is very convenient for the company.
- For him, it is convenient to forget that promise.
- Base: convenient
as a matter of convenience
1Done mainly because it is easier
Done mostly because it is easier or more comfortable, not because it is required or very important.
- They live together as a matter of convenience, not romance.
- The files are stored online as a matter of convenience.
- We chose this route as a matter of convenience.
at a time convenient to you
1Arrange for a time that suits you
Choose or fix a time that is good and easy for you.
- We can schedule the interview at a time convenient to you.
- The technician will visit at a time convenient to you.
- Our consultant will call at a time convenient to you to discuss the details.
at your earliest convenience
1As soon as it is easy for you
Please do this as soon as you can, when it is not a problem for you.
- Please reply to this email at your earliest convenience.
- Kindly return the signed form at your earliest convenience.
- We would appreciate it if you could contact our office at your earliest convenience.
for convenience
1Done mainly because it is easier
Done or chosen mainly because it is easier or simpler, not for a more important reason.
- For convenience, all the documents were saved in one folder.
- We use nicknames for convenience in this group.
- The data has been grouped by age for convenience.
when it's convenient for you
1At a time that fits your plans
Do this at a time that is easy and not a problem for you.
- We can talk later, when it's convenient for you.
- Please drop by the office when it's convenient for you.
- You can send the files when it's convenient for you; there's no rush.
at your convenience
1When it suits you best
Do this at a time that is good for you and fits your schedule.
- Please call me back at your convenience.
- You may visit our office at your convenience during opening hours.
- Kindly review the attached contract at your earliest convenience.
- We can arrange a meeting at your convenience.
- You may schedule an appointment at your convenience.